EP0670597B1 - Structure of contact between wiring layers in semiconductor integrated circuit device and method for forming the contact - Google Patents

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EP0670597B1
EP0670597B1 EP95102967A EP95102967A EP0670597B1 EP 0670597 B1 EP0670597 B1 EP 0670597B1 EP 95102967 A EP95102967 A EP 95102967A EP 95102967 A EP95102967 A EP 95102967A EP 0670597 B1 EP0670597 B1 EP 0670597B1
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  • the present invention relates to a semiconductor device according to the preamble of claim 1, to a semiconductor device having a bit-line contact portion of a DRAM, to a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device having a contact portion at which a first-level wiring layer and a second-wiring layer interposing a first insulating film are contacted to each other, and a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device having a bit-line contact portion of a DRAM.
  • a semiconductor device is known from IEEE VOLS. MULTILEVEL INTERCONNECTION CONFERENCE, SANTA CLARA, no. 1985, IEEE, p. 123-130, "A TWO-LEVEL METALLIZATION SYSTEM WITH OVERSIZED VIAS AND A TI:W ETCH BARRIER".
  • the present invention relates to a structure of contact between wiring layers in a semiconductor integrated circuit device manufactured at a high degree of integration and a method for forming the contact.
  • a prior art structure of contact between wiring layers in a semiconductor integrated circuit device and a prior art method of forming the contact are described in, for example, IEDM 83, pp. 530-553 "A PLANAR METALLIZATION PROCESS - ITS APPLICATION TO TRI-LEVEL ALUMINUM INTERCONNCECTION” Moriya et al., and Jpn. Pat. Appln. KOKOKU Publication No. 2-577070.
  • FIG. 1 is a pattern plan view showing a conventional contact portion of a semiconductor integrated circuit device
  • FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line 2 - 2 of FIG. 1.
  • an insulation film 101 such as a field oxide film is provided on a semiconductor substrate 100 constituted by silicon or the like.
  • First-level wiring layers 102-1 and 102-2 are formed in the first direction on the insulation film 101.
  • An insulation film 103 of BPSG or the like is provided on the insulation film 101 and wiring layers 102-1 and 102-2.
  • a contact hole 104 is formed in the insulation film 103 located on the wiring layer 102-1 and filled with a conductive filler 105 such as tungsten.
  • Second-level wiring layers 106-1 and 106-2 are provided on the insulation film 103 in the second direction perpendicular to the first direction.
  • the first-level wiring layer 102-1 and the second-level wiring layer 106-1 are electrically connected to each other by the conductive filler 105.
  • the regions around the contact portion of the wiring layers 102-1 and 106-1 are formed widely in order to prevent fail connection due to mask displacement at the time of forming the contact hole 104.
  • the foregoing contact portion is formed through the following steps. First an insulation film 101 is formed on a semiconductor substrate 100. If the insulation film 101 is a field oxide film, it is obtained by selectively oxidizing the major surface of the substrate 100 by, e.g., LOCOS. Secondly polysilicon or the like is deposited on the insulation film 101 to form first-level wiring layers 102-1 and 102-2 by patterning. An insulation film 103 is then formed on the resultant structure and its surface is planerized by reflow, CMP (Chemical Mechanical Polishing), or the like. After that, a contact hole 104 is formed in the insulation film 103 on the wiring layer 102-1 by anisotropic etching such as RIE.
  • anisotropic etching such as RIE.
  • Tungsten, or the like is selectively grown on the wiring layer 102-1 in the contact hole 104 by LPCVD, or a conductive layer is formed on the entire surface of the insulation film 103 and etched back to leave it in the contact hole 104, with the result that the hole 104 is filled with a conductive filler 105. Finally tungsten, aluminum, or the like is deposited on the insulation film 103 by CVD, sputtering, etc. to form second-level wiring layers 106-1 and 106-2 by patterning.
  • the first-level and second-level wiring layers require a margin ⁇ for mask alignment at each contact portion between the wiring layers.
  • the minimum dimension determined according to a design rule is D
  • the width of each wiring layer is D
  • the interval between the wiring layers is D + ⁇
  • the wiring pitch is 2D + ⁇ which is an index of degree of integration.
  • This margin ⁇ is a hindrance to high degree of integration.
  • the object of the present invention is to provide a semiconductor device and a manufacturing method having a contact portion between wiring layers which is favorable for high degree of integration.
  • the present invention advantageously provides a semiconductor device having a contact portion which requires no mask alignment margin and allows an interval between wiring layers to be set to the minimum according to a design rule.
  • the present invention provides a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device having a contact portion between wiring layers which is favorable for high degree of integration.
  • the present invention provides a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device having a contact portion which requires no mask alignment margin and allows an interval between wiring layers to be set to the minimum according to a design rule.
  • the first- and second-level wiring layers in patterning the first- and second-level wiring layers, they need not be provided with a margin for mask alignment but can be patterned with the minimum width and at the minimum intervals determined according to a design rule, thus improving in high degree of integration.
  • a semiconductor device having a contact portion between wiring layers favorable for high degree of integration and a method of manufacturing the same can be provided. Furthermore, a semiconductor device which requires no mask alignment margin and allows the dimension of a contact portion to be set to the minimum according to a design rule, can be provided.
  • FIGS. 3, 4, 5A and 5B are views for explaining a semiconductor device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a constitution of a contact portion between first-level and second-level wiring layers of the semiconductor device
  • FIG. 4 is a pattern plan view of the contact portion
  • FIG. 5A is a cross-sectional view taken along the line 5A - 5A of FIG. 4
  • FIG. 5B is a cross-sectional view taken along the line 5B - 5B of FIG. 4.
  • the contact portion is formed at a right-angled intersection of the first- and second-level wiring layers.
  • an insulation film 11 such as a field oxide film is provided on a semiconductor substrate 10 constituted of silicon or the like.
  • First-level wiring layers 12-1 and 12-2 are formed in the first direction on the insulation film 11.
  • An insulation film 13 constituted of BPSG or the like is provided on the insulation film 11 and wiring layers 12-1 and 12-2.
  • a contact hole 14 is formed in the insulation film on the wiring layer 12-1 to a depth reaching the upper surface of the wiring layer 12-1.
  • a second-level wiring layer 16-1 is formed on the bottom and side wall portions of the contact hole 14, and the contact hole 14 is filled with an insulative filler 15 of SOG (Spin On Glass) or the like.
  • SOG Spin On Glass
  • the second-level wiring layer 16-1 extends from the bottom and side wall portions of the contact hole 14 onto the insulation film 13 and contacts the first-level wiring layer 12-1 at the bottom portion of the hole 14, with the result that the first- and second-level wiring layers 12-1 and 16-1 are electrically connected to each other.
  • the contact hole 14 is provided with a mask alignment margin ⁇ in order to prevent bad connection due to mask displacement. If the width of each of the wiring layers 12-1, 12-2, 16-1 and 16-2 is D, each side of the contact hole is given by D + 2 ⁇ .
  • the width of each of the wiring layers 12-1, 12-2, 16-1 and 16-2 and the interval between them are represented by the minimum dimension D determined according to the design rule. Therefore, neither the wiring layer 12-1 nor 16-1 requires the alignment margin ⁇ , and the wiring pitch is 2D, with the result that a contact portion suitable for high degree of integration can be formed between the wiring layers.
  • the mask alignment margin ⁇ is required for the contact hole 14, and the alignment margin ⁇ as well as the minimum dimension D is required for an interval between the contact hole 14 and its adjacent one (not shown). In this respect, the constitution is the same as that of FIGS. 1 and 2.
  • FIGS. 6A, 7A, 8A and 9A are cross-sectional views taken along the line 5A - 5A of FIG. 4 and showing the steps of forming the contact portion having the structure shown in FIG. 5A
  • FIGS. 6B, 7B, 8B and 9B are cross-sectional views taken along the line 5B - 5B of FIG. 4 and showing the steps of forming the contact portion having the structure shown in FIG. 5B.
  • an insulation film 11 is formed on a semiconductor substrate 10. If the insulation film 11 is a field oxide film, the surface of the substrate 10 is selectively oxidized by, e.g., LOCOS. A conductive layer constituted of polysilicon or the like is deposited on the insulation film 11 to form first-level wiring layers 12-1 and 12-2 by patterning. An insulation film 13 is then formed on the resultant structure and its surface is planerized by reflow, CMP, or the like.
  • a contact hole 14 is formed in the insulation film 13 on the wiring layer 12-1 by anisotropic etching such as RIE.
  • the contact hole 14 is formed to a depth reaching the upper surface of the wiring layer 12-1, and its sides each have margins ⁇ on the right and left with respect to the width D of each of the wiring layers 12-1, 12-2, 16-1 and 16-2 in order to prevent fail contact due to mask displacement.
  • the width W1 of each of two sides of the hole 14, which intersect the first-level wiring layer 12-1 is greater than the width D1 of the layer 12-1 by 2 ⁇
  • the width D2 of each of two sides of the hole 14, which intersect the second-level wiring layer 16-1 is greater than the width D of the layer 16-1 by ⁇ .
  • a conductive layer of tungsten or the like is formed on the resultant structure by CVD, and the contact hole 14 is filled with an insulative filler 15 of SOG, etc.,, thereby completing the contact structure shown in FIGS. 8A and 8B.
  • photoresist 18 is applied onto the insulation film 13, wiring layers 16-1 and 16-2, and insulative filler 15, and treatment such as exposure and development is carried out to form a mask for patterning.
  • the conductive layer is patterned by anisotropic etching such as RIE to form second-level wiring layers 16-1 and 16-2. Consequently, the contact structure is obtained as shown in FIGS. 4, 5A and 5B.
  • the contact hole when the contact hole is formed in the insulation film 13 on the first-level wiring layer 12-1, if mask displacement falls within a range of ⁇ , reliable contact can be obtained between the first- and second-level wiring layers 12-1 and 16-1.
  • the second-level wiring layer 16-1 when the second-level wiring layer 16-1 is patterned, if mask displacement falls within a range of ⁇ , the reliable contact can be obtained between them.
  • the contact hole 14 that requires the margin ⁇ , and the first-level wiring layers 12-1 and 12-2 and second-level wiring layers 16-1 and 16-2 can be formed so as to have the minimum width and the minimum pitch which are determined on the basis of the design rule. Consequently, a semiconductor device having the contact structure suitable for high-degree of integration can be manufactured.
  • the first-level wiring layers 12-1 and 12-2 and the second-level wiring layers 16-1 and 16-2 cross at right angles. However, even if they are arranged in parallel with each other as shown in FIGS. 10, 11, 12A and 12B, the same advantage can be obtained.
  • FIG. 10 is a perspective view of the structure of a contact portion between first- and second-level wiring layers 12-1 and 16-1 of a semiconductor integrated circuit device
  • FIG. 11 is a pattern plan view of the contact portion shown in FIG. 10
  • FIG. 12A is a cross-sectional view taken along the line 12A - 12A of FIG. 11
  • FIG. 12B is a cross-sectional view taken along the line 12B - 12B.
  • FIGS. 10, 11, 12A and 12B the same structural elements as those of FIGS. 3, 4, 5A and 5B are denoted by the same reference numerals, and their detailed description is omitted.
  • FIGS. 13, 14A and 14B are views for explaining a semiconductor device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 13 is a pattern plan view of a contact portion of the semiconductor device
  • FIG. 14A is a cross-sectional view taken along the line 14A - 14A of FIG. 13 and showing a process of manufacturing the semiconductor device
  • FIG. 14B is a cross-sectional view taken along the line 14B - 14B of FIG. 13 and showing a process of manufacturing the semiconductor device.
  • the contact hole 14 is filled with the insulative filler 15, whereas in the second embodiment, it is not filled with any insulative filler.
  • the step of forming a conductive layer as a second-level wiring layer that is, the steps shown in FIGS. 6A, 6B, 7A and 7B through the step of forming a conductive layer, are the same as those of the first embodiment.
  • the contact hole 14 is not filled with an insulative filler, but photoresist 18 is applied thereto, and treatment such as exposure and development is carried out to form a mask for patterning second-level wiring layers 16-1 and 16-2.
  • the photoresist 18 is patterned by anisotropic etching such as RIE to form second-level wiring layers 16-1 and 16-2.
  • the hole 14 need not be filled with the insulative filler 15. The reason is as follows. If "2 ⁇ T, which is two times the thickness ⁇ T of the second-level wiring layer 16-1, is larger than each of the widths W1 and W2 (2 ⁇ T ⁇ W1, 2 ⁇ T ⁇ W2), the contact hole 14 is filled with the second-level wiring layer 16-1 when a conductive layer serving as the layer 16-1 is formed, as shown in FIGS. 15A and 15B.
  • the second embodiment can also be applied to the contact portions between the first-level wiring layers 12-1 and 12-2 and the second-level wiring layers 16-1 and 16-2 arranged in parallel with each other, as in the first embodiment shown in FIGS. 10, 11, 12A and 12B.
  • FIG. 16A schematically shows the arrangement of memory cells of the DRAM to explain a semiconductor device according to a third embodiment of the present invention.
  • word lines 22 are arranged in parallel and at regular intervals, and each bit-line contact portion 23 is interposed adjacent capacitors 21.
  • a region 24 surrounded with a broken line corresponds to one unit of cell.
  • FIG. 16B is a pattern plan view showing one unit of cell
  • FIG. 16C is a cross-sectional view taken along the line 16C - 16C of FIG. 16B.
  • a burial N-well region 31 is formed on a surface region of a semiconductor substrate 30, and a P-well region 32 is formed on a surface region of the N-well region 31.
  • a trench 33 is formed so as to extend from the surface of the P-well region 32 into the N-well region 31.
  • a layered film (ON film) 34 of an oxide film and a nitride film is formed in the vicinity of a bottom portion of the trench 33.
  • a first N + -type polysilicon layer 35 is buried in the bottom portion of the trench 33.
  • An oxide film collar 36 is provided on the upper side wall portion of the trench 33.
  • a second N + -type polysilicon layer 37 is buried in the trench 33 on the polysilicon layer 35.
  • a third N + -type polysilicon layer 38 is buried in the uppermost portion of the trench 33.
  • a burial strap 39 is formed so as to extend from a surface region of the P-well region toward the side wall portion of the trench 33.
  • Gate electrodes (polysilicon layers) 41 serving as word lines are formed on the P-well region 32 and provided on an STI (Shallow Trench Isolation) 40 on the trench 33.
  • SiN films 47 are formed on the gate electrodes 41.
  • a spacer 48 of SiN film is formed on the gate electrodes 41, SiN films 47, and an exposed surface of the strap 39.
  • An insulation film 42 of BPSG or the like is formed on the resultant structure.
  • a bit-line contact portion 43 is provided in the insulation film 42 adjacent to the gate electrode 41 and filled with a fourth N + -type polysilicon layer 44.
  • An N - -type diffusion layer 49 serving as a source/drain region is formed in the P-well region 32 on the bottom of the contact portion 43.
  • a bit line 45 is formed on the insulation film 42 and electrically connected to the diffusion layer 49 through the polysilicon layer 44.
  • a region between the gate electrode 41 and trench 33 is used as an active region 46.
  • the BEST cell having the above constitution is manufactured through the following process. First a burial N well region 31 and a P-well region 32 are formed in a semiconductor substrate 30, and then a trench 33 is formed in the substrate 30. An ON (oxide/nitride) film 34 is formed on the inner wall of the trench 33, and the trench is filled with a first N + -type polysilicon layer 35, thus forming a capacitor in which the ON film 34 serves as a capacitor insulation film and the N + -type polysilicon layer 35 and burial N-well region 31 serve as electrodes. After that, the polysilicon layer 35 is etched back below the interface between the P- and N-well regions 32 and 31, and an oxide film collar 36 is formed on the N + -type polysilicon layer 35.
  • a portion of the oxide film collar 36 located above the polysilicon layer 37 is removed by etching to form a third N + -type polysilicon layer 38 and a burial strap 39.
  • An STI 40 is formed, and a gate electrode (polysilicon) 41 serving as a word line is formed on the substrate through a gate insulation film (not shown).
  • An insulation film 42 of BPSG or the like is formed on the resultant structure and its surface is planerized by a method such as reflow and CMP.
  • a bit-line contact portion (contact hole) 43 is self-aligned with the gate electrode 41, and the contact hole is filled with a fourth N + -type polysilicon layer 44.
  • a conductive layer is formed on the insulation film 42 to form a bit line 45 by patterning.
  • the bit line 45 is electrically connected to an N - -type diffusion layer 49, serving as a source/drain region, through the polysilicon layer 44.
  • FIGS. 17A, 18A, 19A and 20A are cross-sectional views taken along the line 17A - 17A of FIG. 16A and showing steps of forming the bit-line contact portion
  • FIGS. 17B, 18B, 19B and 20B are cross-sectional views taken along the line 17B - 17B of FIG. 16A and showing steps of forming the bit-line contact portion.
  • FIGS. 17A and 17B the same process as that shown in FIGS. 16B and 16C is executed up to the step of forming the STI 40.
  • a gate insulation film (not shown) is formed on a P-well region 32, and then an N + -type polysilicon layer and a SiN film are formed in sequence on the gate insulation film, thus forming a gate electrode 41 by patterning.
  • a SiN film 47 remains on the gate electrode 41.
  • impurities are ion-implanted into the P-well region 32 to form an N - -type diffusion layer 49 serving as a source/drain region.
  • a spacer 48 of SiN film is formed on the side wall portions of the gate electrode 41 and SiN film 47.
  • a BPSG film 42 is deposited on the resultant structure and its surface is planerized (see FIGS. 18A and 18B).
  • the BPSG film 42 and SiN film 47 are selectively etched by the RIE using a mask thereby to form a bit-line contact portion (contact hole) 50.
  • a film 45 of tungsten or a layered film 45 that of tungsten/titanium/nitride is formed on the resultant structure (FIGS. 19A and 19B).
  • bit-line contact portion 50 is filled with SOG 51, and the layered film is patterned by the RIE using photoresist 52 as a mask, thereby forming a bit line 45 (FIGS. 20A and 20B).
  • the bit line 45 can be formed by patterning, without filling the bit-line contact portion 50, as in the second embodiment.
  • FIG. 22 shows the bit-line contact portion 50 which is over-etched in the etching step of the insulation film 42 after the step shown in FIG. 18B. If the bit line 45 is formed with the contact portion over-etched, it will be short-circuited with the exposed P-well region 32. To prevent this short circuit, in the fifth embodiment shown in FIG. 23, the N - -type diffusion layer (source/drain region) 49 is deeply formed in advance in view of over-etching.
  • FIGS. 24 and 25 show steps of manufacturing a semi-conductor device according to a sixth embodiment of the present invention, which prevents a short circuit from being caused between the bit line 45 and P-well region 32.
  • ions are implanted diagonally two times in the contact portion 50, as indicated by the solid and broken lines, and the N - -type diffusion layer 49 is formed on the side wall portion of the P-well region 32 as well as on the upper surface of a projecting portion thereof. Consequently, the short circuit can be prevented since an N - -type diffusion layer 53 is interposed between the bit line 45 and the exposed portion of P-well region 32.
  • the width of each of the first- and second-level wiring layers 12-1, 12-2, 16-1 and 16-2 and the interval between them can be set to the minimum dimension D determined on the basis of the design rule, as shown in FIG. 4.
  • the wiring pitch which is an index of degree of integration, is 2D and thus suitable for high degree of integration.
  • the mask alignment margin ⁇ for forming the contact hole 14 is set to uniform the contact resistance, that is, the contact area between the first- and second-level wiring layers and does not have any influence on the wiring pitch. Since, in the second embodiment, the manufacturing process can be made simpler than that of the first embodiment, a low-cost semiconductor device can be obtained.
  • the present invention is applied to a DRAM as in the third embodiment, the most advance device is achieved and thus the greater advantages of high degree of integration and low cost can be obtained.
  • the fifth embodiment produces an effect of preventing a short circuit from being caused between the bit line and P-well region
  • the sixth embodiment produces a special effect of preventing a short circuit from being caused between them without increasing diffusion depth Xj of the N - -type diffusion layer.
  • a semiconductor device having a contact portion between wiring layers suitable for high degree of integration, and a method for manufacturing the same can be obtained.

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